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'My mistake': Mark Zuckerberg apologises for Facebook's missteps

'My mistake': Mark Zuckerberg apologises for Facebook's missteps

"It was my mistake, and I’m sorry. I started Facebook, I run it, and I’m responsible for what happens here," Zuckerberg said.

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Get ready to find out if you've been swept up in Facebook scandal
Security

Get ready to find out if you've been swept up in Facebook scandal

The 87 million users who might have had their data shared with Cambridge Analytica will get a detailed message on their news feeds.

I'm not frightened that Facebook knows everything - I'm embarrassed
Opinion
Facebook

I'm not frightened that Facebook knows everything - I'm embarrassed

I’m slightly perturbed that companies are collecting my personal information, but is that actually going to stop me from taking the latest Buzzfeed quiz to find out what flavour ice-cream I am? No (and the answer is cookie dough).

  • by Emma Betty
Incase NoviConnected smart luggage review: sometimes, dumb is better
Gadgets

Incase NoviConnected smart luggage review: sometimes, dumb is better

It's a great case, but the half-baked 'smart' features do not do it any favours.

  • by Peter Wells
Dyson Cyclone V10 review: a new era for battery-powered vacuums
Home tech

Dyson Cyclone V10 review: a new era for battery-powered vacuums

With the release of the Cyclone V10, Dyson says it will no longer produce vacuum cleaners with power cords.

  • by Tim Biggs
Facebook to require verification for those posting political ads
Facebook

Facebook to require verification for those posting political ads

Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook will require more disclosure for advertisers pushing viewpoints on social issues.

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Optus flexes its 5G muscles at the Commonwealth Games
Telecommunications

Optus flexes its 5G muscles at the Commonwealth Games

Optus has thrown down the gauntlet to Telstra on the Gold Coast as the telcos race to launch the world's first 5G wireless networks.

  • by Adam Turner
Google's smart assistant learns to shop locally
Google

Google's smart assistant learns to shop locally

Google is taking the online shopping fight to Amazon, making it easier for Aussies to shop locally when speaking to Google's talkative smart assistant.

  • by Adam Turner
The technology helping us to get a good night's sleep
Innovation

The technology helping us to get a good night's sleep

Companies are coming up with new technologies to help us sleep better.

  • by Ben Grubb
Big tech's ability to get inside our heads is a challenge we must address
Opinion
Facebook

Big tech's ability to get inside our heads is a challenge we must address

Tech has an ever increasing ability to get inside our heads and work out what we are thinking. Such activities threaten our right to freedom of thought and democracy itself.

  • by Simon McCarthy-Jones & Susie Alegre
Australian viewers still sneaking across the border to pay for better streaming video services
Analysis
Streaming

Australian viewers still sneaking across the border to pay for better streaming video services

Aussies are still sneaking across the border and tricking US video services into taking their money.

  • by Adam Turner